Which expression gives the average angular velocity of a rigid body that undergoes an…

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Problem

Which expression gives the average angular velocity

\omega_{\text{avg}}

of a rigid body that undergoes an angular displacement

\Delta\theta

during a time interval

\Delta t

? (a)

\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\,\frac{\Delta\theta}{\Delta t}

(b)

\displaystyle \frac{\Delta\theta}{2\pi\,\Delta t}

(c)

\displaystyle \frac{\Delta\theta}{\Delta t}

(d)

\displaystyle 2\,\frac{\Delta\theta}{\Delta t}